This time, they did not go anywhere else, but went straight back to the palace.
Perhaps because Jiangling County is closer to the imperial palace, they did not encounter any pursuit this time and returned to the imperial palace smoothly.
After returning to the palace, the two of them first went to Cining Palace to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager, and then the Emperor left, but Gu Chang’an stayed and chatted with the Empress Dowager.
Gu Changan’s injury has healed, but because of excessive blood loss, his face is so pale that it makes the Empress Dowager and Huipin feel very distressed.
The love in the eyes of the Empress Dowager did not hide anything. She took Gu Chang’an’s hand and said with pain: “Child, you have suffered. Look at how you are now, you have lost a lot of weight. The meat I finally raised for you in those days is gone, which makes me feel very distressed.”
Although Huipin didn’t say anything, she stood aside with her eyes still red. It can be seen that she felt very distressed.
When Gu Chang’an and his friends were away, they would tell Qi Shi. In order to let her know about Gu Chang’an’s recent situation, Qi Shi would choose to tell her every time.
However, they did not tell the Empress Dowager about Gu Chang’an and the others’ assassination. First, they were worried about her health, and second, they did not want her to worry too much.
Thinking of the days when Gu Chang’an was missing
Huipin would cry every night, and she smiled again when facing the Empress Dowager, but it was really hard for her.
Knowing that the Empress Dowager was really worried about herself, Gu Changan said with a obedient look: “It was Changan’s unfilial piety to make grandmother worry, but grandmother don’t worry. Changan did not lose weight by suffering and exhaustion, but the world outside was too novel. Changan couldn’t help it. He played more and exercised a little, and then lost weight. Grandma. Don’t worry, grandma. This time, I brought a lot of gadgets to my grandmother outside to please my grandmother.”
After Gu Changan asked Qiaoyue to take out the things she prepared for the Empress Dowager, he successfully diverted the Empress Dowager’s attention.
She understood that Huibin and the others would definitely not tell her about her injury, so she did not tell her about it.
When the Empress Dowager lived in the palace, even if she had sneaked out to play once or twice as a girl, she was still a memory of her youth. She almost forgot about it. Now when she saw these little toys that Gu Changan brought to her, her thoughts were back to the age of waiting to marry.
In the blink of an eye, she is really old.
The Empress Dowager was very fond of what she brought, especially a mask with oil paint. The Empress Dowager couldn’t put it down and couldn’t bear to put it down if she held it.
After Gu Chang’an’s curious questioning, the Empress Dowager
Only then did the Empress Dowager tell them the reason.
It turns out that the Empress Dowager hasWhen she was favored, the late emperor took her around the capital to please her. At that time, it was a festival and saw that everyone on the street was wearing masks, the two of them also went to buy one. The mask they bought was the one given to her by Gu Chang’an today.
A mask caused the memories of the Empress Dowager. Over the years, although she was alone, she never felt lonely, because the last emperor died, she was the one she loved the most. This made her understand that although as an emperor, it was not easy to have a true lover, and this was why she chose Gu Chang’an as the emperor’s true person.
Every time she saw Gu Chang’an, she was in a daze that she saw herself when she first entered the palace.